After a few seconds, Zixin was finally able to fully absorb all the information that Zheng Wang had told him. He was very interested in this new world; he knew that this world would be different from the Palace, but he didn't know that the difference was that big. Gods? Demons? He couldn't care less for them, but the historical significance they held filled him with excitement. But he bit his lip and suppressed his excitement. What matters now is to absorb this information a little bit better and learn more about the language first.
He then asked Zheng Wang and Aiko a very interesting question, "Then, are the four races a natural creation?"
Hearing him ask this made Zheng Wang's smile widen. As for Aiko, her eyes shined in excitement. To think that Zixin asked a question that had little to do with the knowledge that he learned. But they both understood why, it was when Zheng Wang spoke about the creation of the moon which led to the birth of the Moonlit Fox Spirit Race. This small detail caught his attention more than the gods and demons. This thought ran through their mind, they understood why, or at least were able to guess why. Zixin is either interested in the world itself, or that gods and demons don't interest him. These are the two possibilities the two thought of, of course, there are more possibilities, such as Zixin wishing for knowledge in general. Either way, they understood Zixin a little bit more, and his straightforwardness towards the knowledge he wished to hold.
Aiko, the eldest one in the group, spoke up, appearing like a wise guardian, "Yes and no. Yes, because it is nature who caused our creation, but no, because there seemed to be something at play. The greatest example would be the birth of my Race. It was the moon that caused our birth, but it was the Goddess who created the moon. The birth of the Four Races is a rather private topic. Zheng Wang and I are willing to tell you if you wish to know."
Hearing this, Zixin understood that Aiko was trying to lower Zixin's interest in it. Zixin doesn't know why and so, he simply stops. Zixin tried to think of a way to change the topic and finally spoke, "Would it be impolite to not drink this cure?"
The old lady shakes her head; Zixin smiles her way as thanks for helping him change the topic. Zixin opens it and observes the cure once more. The more he looked at it, the more amazed he became. He smiles, though it is rather forced, and drinks the cure.
As the liquid enters his mouth and flows down his throat to his stomach, he feels a sense of warmth. And when the liquid reached his stomach his whole body felt immense warmth, almost as though he stood at the crater of a volcano. The feeling was only mental, and after a few seconds, it faded away. He breathed in deeply, not wasting a second to catch his breath.
He inspected his body, and he felt nothing… but he soon realized that it was a cure; why would it bring any more effect? He didn't make the recipe for it to have any side effects; it was, at most, the warm feeling of being near a volcano's crater.
Not long after, Zixin departed with Zheng Wang. As Zixin and Aiko walk through the streets, he notices details he didn't bother with before. The natives walking and riding the carriages in the streets weren't all just Humans. There were also those from the other three races. The Ice Elves were calm and moved as though they had a goal in mind. The Dwarves were mostly in bars filled with dozens of liquor, but Zixin was unable to read any of the text, which he found a little unfortunate. There were fewer Moonlit Fox Spirits in the streets; in fact, most of them seemed to be gathered up in the sky. Flying with speeds breaking the sound barrier. Fortunately for those below, the streets were made of special materials with varying effects. One of which is to set a restriction on the streets, making it so that only a certain loudness can be heard. The Moonlit Fox Spirits were also of varying looks; some had Human-like faces, while others were covered with fur. What interested Zixin the most were their tails; some had three, even eight, but none ever reached nine or above.
This piqued Zixin's interest enough for him to ask Aiko, "What are the tails of Moonlit Fox Spirits for? Moreover, why do they stop at eight as the maximum number?"
Hearing Zixin ask this made Aiko smile, she was always keen to tell people about her race. She once taught and wrote a book about it, which sold as one of the best-selling books for that period of time.
"It's rather simple. We Moonlit Fox Spirits all have at least one tail. Our tail symbolizes many different things. One is talent; the more tails we have, the higher our talent for abilities is, but the more likely for us to…"
Seeing as her mood seemed to darken, Zixin tried to lighten up the mood, "Then, what historical significance do they hold? Are there any more mysteries about them?"
"No, there are a few, but mostly of no significance. But, the symbolic meaning of our tails is rather simple. It means that we should wish for our goal to be not longevity, which is a curse, but to be a child. Not in a literal sense but to be a playful child. Aren't foxes portrayed as childish in most books? I doubt you haven't seen any. There were a few books about it when you entered the bookstore." Her smile seemed to widen as she spoke. She then turned her back to Zixin and ran like a child. The sky before her exploded as abilities were used. It seemed like the Moonlit Fox Spirits who were flying in the sky were practicing.
The red, green, blue, and all sorts of colored particles fell in the sky. The lights were beautiful, majestic even.
Why here of all places? It's free space, and not only that, it's in a busty street where people enter and leave by the second. And in fact, their practice became widely known, and this became a new show for the people to enjoy themselves.
Their walk back to the Palace was quick, but they made stops here and there to appreciate the wide and beautiful streets of the Blessed Land of Fertility.
Once they entered the Palace, Aiko dragged Zixin to the Library and made him sit down.
She spoke, "Zixin, I have seen you looking at that certain liquor when we were walking back. And from what I observed, you were unable to read it. I will teach you then, you still have a few days here. In those few days, I will teach you about our language. And I'm not strict enough to the point where you will be forced to read and study with me during those days. I will simply help you learn, the choice whether or not you want to learn is still up to you." She then praised him, "But I have to say. Good job, you were able to learn and speak our language rather fluently. I have heard that you read a few books about our language, and learned from them. I'm praising you because you were able to learn it well, but not enough to be called a native speaker. But for now, I'll teach you a few things, and we will have our dinner and take our rest."
The next few events were to be said to be uneventful. Aiko taught Zixin a few basic rules about their language and after a few hours, went and had dinner. After dinner, they both went their separate ways and rested themselves.